New 175 FO Tank

[Spankey]

I just installed an Oceanic 175 gallon Bow front. My question is...i
have 2 filters, a Cascade 1500, and a Cascade 1200. Is there such a
thing as too much filtration?

[George Pontis]

In article >, says...
> I just installed an Oceanic 175 gallon Bow front. My question is...i
> have 2 filters, a Cascade 1500, and a Cascade 1200. Is there such a
> thing as too much filtration?
>

The general consensus as I understand it is that there is no such thing as too
much filtration. It *is* possible to have water flow currents that are
uncomfortable and too strong for your fish. The threshold depends a lot on the
specific fish that you have in the aquarium. Some prefer calmer water, others
prefer strong currents to swim and play in.

[Jim85CJ]

I've read that too much filtration while cycling the tank can be bad
(hard for the bacteria to establish?). I like having two filters so
that I can stagger when I change/clean them and keep the bacteria in the
other one.

George Pontis wrote:

> In article >, says...
>
>>I just installed an Oceanic 175 gallon Bow front. My question is...i
>>have 2 filters, a Cascade 1500, and a Cascade 1200. Is there such a
>>thing as too much filtration?
>>
>
>
> The general consensus as I understand it is that there is no such thing as too
> much filtration. It *is* possible to have water flow currents that are
> uncomfortable and too strong for your fish. The threshold depends a lot on the
> specific fish that you have in the aquarium. Some prefer calmer water, others
> prefer strong currents to swim and play in.